Pickled Garlic

Name: Pickled Garlic
Ingredients: 3 lbs peeled whole garlic cloves; 6 cups white vinegar; 1 tablespoon pickling salt; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, divided; 1/2 teaspoon celery seed, divided; 1 teaspoon dried oregano, divided; 12 peppercorns, divided; 4 bay leaves

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Ingredients

3 lbs peeled whole garlic cloves
6 cups white vinegar
1 tablespoon pickling salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, divided
1/2 teaspoon celery seed, divided
1 teaspoon dried oregano, divided
12 peppercorns, divided
4 bay leaves

Directions

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["Fill a large bowl with ice and fill halfway with water. This is the ice bath you will use to stop the cooking after you blanch the garlic.", "Bring a very large pot of water to a full rolling boil. Place all the garlic in the boiling water and blanch for 1 minute. Do not wait for the water to return to a boil, begin timing the minute as soon as you place the garlic in the water.", "Drain the garlic and place it in the ice water bath. Let the garlic stay in the ice water until it is entirely cool.", "In a large nonreactive pot, combine the vinegar, pickling salt and sugar. Bring just to a boil over high heat, stirring to make sure all the salt and sugar are dissolved.", "Distribute the spices evenly between 4 pint jars: 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, 1/8 teaspoon celery seed, 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 3 peppercorns and one bay leaf in each jar. If you are using Pickle Crisp, now is the time to add it. Add 1/4 teaspoon to each jar.", "Distribute the garlic evenly between the 4 jars, leaving 1\" headspace.""